Stupid Republican idea of the day

[enipla]

@ThelmaLou

Well, if they’re really going to be an effective wall, they should be holding concertina wire or at least regular bob-wahr while they’re standing there, amirite?

Yeah. Use them as fence posts. Their intellect proves they are up to the job.

[ThelmaLou]

@Defensive_Indifference

It should probably be electrified to be on the safe side.

@elucidator

Well, OK, but its gotta be solar!

@enipla

Yeah. Use them as fence posts. Their intellect proves they are up to the job.

NOW, y’all are talkin’.

And not only would it not cost anything, but Der Trumpster could probably get his faithful followers to not only supply the materials themselves but PAY for the privilege of BEING the wall. It could be a moneymaker!

[Knowed_Out]

I wonder how the human wall experience went for those who took part. Did they hang around until the news cameras showed up and form the chain then? Were there vendors there selling Mexican food ironically? Were there vendors who had guaranteed customers for their leftover MAGA stock? Did the truly faithful show up with binoculars, looking for sneaky invading forces of immigrants? Did they sing “Hands Across America”?

[Czarcasm]

@enipla

Yeah. Use them as fence posts. Their intellect proves they are up to the job.

Only if it an electric fence.

[ThelmaLou]

This Republican lawmaker said he would drown his own kids if they’re gay

A Republican legislator said that he would drown his own kids is if they turned out to be gay.

West Virginia delegate Eric Porterfield appeared on WVVA, an NBC affiliate, to talk about homophobic comments he made last week, where he said that LGBTQ people are “a modern day version of the Ku Klux Klan.”

He wore a red MAGA cap – along with a shirt and tie – during the interview.

The reporter asked him what he would do if his son or daughter came out as gay.

“Well, I would dress my daughter first, as I would take her for a pedicure, I’d take her to get her nails done, and see if she could swim,” Porterfield said, smiling.

“If it was my son, I would probably take him hunting, I would take him fishing, then I’d see if he could swim,” Porterfield, still smiling.

The reporter asked him to clarify. “I just want to make sure they could swim,” he repeated when questioned, continuing to grin.

She again asked him to clarify, and he said, “That’s it. I’d take them out to do activities.” He was still smiling, as if threatening to kill his own children were cute.
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If you follow the link and look at his grinning face, you will have to resist the impulse to punch your computer screen.

Interesting background on Porterfield: For one thing, he’s blind. From Wikipedia:

Eric Earl Porterfield (born November 17, 1974) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 27. Representing parts of Mercer and Raleigh counties, he was first elected in 2018. Porterfield is the second blind person to ever serve in the West Virginia legislature.

Porterfield grew up in Princeton, West Virginia, and attended a Bible college at age 20. In 2006, at age 32, he was immediately, permanently blinded in a physical altercation. After that incident, he met Jessica Worrell. They married and have two children. Porterfield founded Blind Faith Ministries in 2009, as part of which he traveled to South Sudan in 2012.
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One of his claims to fame is being anti-gay. Well, if ya got nuttin’ else, amirite? :dubious:

[k9bfriender]

@ThelmaLou

This Republican lawmaker said he would drown his own kids if they’re gay
If you follow the link and look at his grinning face, you will have to resist the impulse to punch your computer screen.

Interesting background on Porterfield: For one thing, he’s blind. From Wikipedia: One of his claims to fame is being anti-gay. Well, if ya got nuttin’ else, amirite? :dubious:

Follow up question: And what would you do if they could swim?

[bobot]

“permanently blinded in a physical altercation.”

Well, that’ll happen. Obviously god smited him for his yet future consideration that his kids could be gay. The promise to drown them was clearly insufficient to appease his god.

[Truman_Burbank]

Maybe he was punched out by a gay guy?

[kaylasdad99]

His Wikipedia entry mentions that his daughter is four years old, and his son several months old. I guess the plan is to never spring for swimming lessons.

I am a little curious about how credulous his son will have to be when his dad says “Let’s go hunting” to say “Sure thing, Pop. Lemme get your Braille rifle for you.”

[Monty]

Any word on who started the physical altercation in which the idiot got blinded?

[ThelmaLou]

@Monty

Any word on who started the physical altercation in which the idiot got blinded?

I’ve been googling, but haven’t come up with anything. Finding the right phrase to search for is challenging. Needs more google-fu than I possess.

[kaylasdad99]

@Monty

Any word on who started the physical altercation in which the idiot got blinded?

Nope. He claims that some issues (presumably legal or liability-related) are “still pending,” and reports that the incident took place on December 10, 2006.

Hey ya think maybe Ultra Vires is representing him? That might explain the lengthy process…

[enipla]

If he follows the typical anti-gay republican script, he’s probably in the closet.

“I’d drown my kids” This is republican ‘humor’ that exposes real feelings on real subjects.

Ha. Ha.

Fucking troglodyte moron.

[Monty]

@kaylasdad99

Nope. He claims that some issues (presumably legal or liability-related) are “still pending,” and reports that the incident took place on December 10, 2006.

Hey ya think maybe Ultra Vires is representing him? That might explain the lengthy process…

This, this here, is exactly why I read and participate on the SDMB. Well done, kaylasdad99; very well done.

[Steve_McQwark]

@ThelmaLou

This Republican lawmaker said he would drown his own kids if they’re gay
If you follow the link and look at his grinning face, you will have to resist the impulse to punch your computer screen.

Interesting background on Porterfield: For one thing, he’s blind. From Wikipedia: One of his claims to fame is being anti-gay. Well, if ya got nuttin’ else, amirite? :dubious:

Is he confusing being gay with being a witch? Instead of seeing if they can swim, maybe he should just compare their weight to some sort of water fowl. Maybe gay children weigh the same as a goose instead of a duck.

[CaptMurdock]

@Steve_McQwark

Is he confusing being gay with being a witch? Instead of seeing if they can swim, maybe he should just compare their weight to some sort of water fowl. Maybe gay children weigh the same as a goose instead of a duck.

“What would you do if your kids were gay?”

"BUILD A BRIDGE OUT OF THEM!!"

[elucidator]

@Monty

Any word on who started the physical altercation in which the idiot got blinded?

He can’t tell us, its still under audit.

[Gyrate]

@Monty

Any word on who started the physical altercation in which the idiot got blinded?

@kaylasdad99

Nope. He claims that some issues (presumably legal or liability-related) are “still pending,” and reports that the incident took place on December 10, 2006.

Did he go quail hunting with Dick Cheney?

[Evil_Economist]

@ThelmaLou

He wore a red MAGA cap – along with a shirt and tie – during the interview.

Just those 3 things?

[ThelmaLou]

Originally Posted by ThelmaLou
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He wore a red MAGA cap – along with a shirt and tie – during the interview.

@Evil_Economist

Just those 3 things?

Eye bleach! Eye bleach!